Loyal customers Still, Sharpstown Center has many loyal shoppers who like it the way it is. "It's a good mall for more modern, new styles," said Nai- shon Jones, a fast-food restaurant employee.

Once the city's biggest and best-known mall, Sharpstown Center was never fancy. Its stores were among America's tried and true chains: Montgomery Ward, Florsheim, Kresge and Leopold, Price & Rolle.

Frank Sharp celebrated the opening of Sharpstown Center, Houston’s first enclosed air-conditioned mall, on this day in 1961 with a crowd of 8,000 and a speech by Ted Kennedy, the brother of the ...

The new owners of the mall say they are hoping to both take advantage of an add to the momentum. The Sharpstown Center opened in 1961, but struggled in later decades as newer malls opened.

Sharpstown Center, built in 1962 as Houston's first air-conditioned enclosed mall, is located near Highway 59 and Bellaire Boulevard. "We are still evaluating the situation," Ibsen says.

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Authorities are at the PlazAmericas shopping center, formerly known as the Sharpstown Mall, after a car drove into the southwest Houston building.

Former "MasterChef" contestant Joseph Manglicmot is opening a soccer-themed sports bar in Sharpstown. La Cabra, 300 Sharpstown Center #1080A, will have a grand opening celebration 5 p.m. to 2 a.m ...

Macy's has 172 employees at the Sharpstown location. The company says it will offer positions at other Macy's stores to those employees where possible and those who are laid off will receive ...